Author: cparker
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The Resurrection by Cecco del Caravaggio (Francesco Buoneri)
The Resurrection, Cecco del Caragaggio (Francesco Buoneri) Link is to zoomable version on Google Art Project; downloadable version on Wikimedia Commons; original is in the Art Institute of Chicago. One of Caravaggio’s most important assistants and pupils was known as Cecco del Caragaggio, more recently identified as Francesco Buoneri. Though a number of works are…
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Eye Candy for Today: Frederico Zuccaro ink and wash drawing
Taddeo Copying Raphael’s Frescoes in the Loggia of the Villa Farnesina, Where He is Also Represented Asleep, Frederico Zuccaro Pen and brown ink with brown wash; roughly 17×8″ (42×17 cm). Link is to zoomable version on Google Art Project; downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons; original is in the Getty Museum which also has a much…
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Karen Hollingsworth at Principle Gallery, Charleston
Karen Hollingsworth, who I have written about previously for Lines and Colors, will have her latest series of paintings on display in a solo show at the Principle Gallery, Charleston, from April 1st – 30th, 2016. Hollingsworth continues to explore several of her favored themes: sunlit rooms, their volume defined by both light and air;…
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Eye Candy for Today: Cornelis Springer cathedral
A Cathedral on a Townsquare in Summer, Cornelis Springer I just love Springer’s atmospheric, textural cityscapes. As is often the case, this one is a tour-de-force in the use of value relationships to both suggest space and define the composition. I find the contrast between the dark building in the left foreground and the almost…
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Eye Candy for Today: John William North’s Spring
Spring, John William North Watercolor and gouache on paper; roughly 11×17″ (29x43cm); in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The delicate value contrasts and stippled tones of North’s watercolor give a wonderful sense of those early spring days in which both the atmosphere and the land seem ripe with the promise of future…
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Finnian MacManus
Originally from Chicago, Finnian MacManus is a concept artist based in Pasadena, CA. His clients include VSA Partners, Easley Dunne Games and Sony Santa Monica Studio. MacManus works in a digital mixed-media approach, combining digital painting in Photoshop with CG modeling in Cinema 4D and Vue. He has a nice touch for creating environments and…